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Tiger Muskie, (sculpture). Artist:  Ballard, Warren, sculptor. Title:  Tiger Muskie, (sculpture). Dates:  1950. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: concrete over wire mesh, painted; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 11 ft x 4 ft. x 30 ft. 6 in.; Base: approx. 3 ft. 7 in. x 2 ft. 2 in. x 7 ft. 8 in. Inscription:  (On plaque on base:) NEVIS/Minn./THE WORLD'S LARGEST/Tiger Muskie (Inside fish's mouth:) KEEP/OUT unsigned Description:  A large Tiger Muskie fish with open mouth, painted in browns with white highlights and reddish-brown fins. Sculpture is mounted on two pedestal-like supports and placed beneath a roofed picnic area. Subject:  Animal -- Fish -- Tiger Muskie Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Nevis Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Nevis Civic and Commerce Association, Nevis, Minnesota 56467 Located Park, on Main Street, Nevis, Minnesota Remarks:  Roof was constructed to shelter the sculpture from the elements. A plaque on the ground beneath the fish's head reads: WARREN P. BALLARD/CONSERVATIONIST-NATURALIST/WHOSE MEMORY/IS CHERISHED/NEVIS C & C. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS MN000372   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MN000372 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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